Oh yeah, and even it's a pale imitation of the stuff they actually had then (unless you got it hand woven, which is eye-wateringly expensive). Look at the drape on ancient statues and try and get that!
That said, high-quality cotton can be very good, and a linen Regency dress doesn't quite drape right, so a good cotton voile is the best you can get. I'd also like someone to make some accurate 1710s Chintz pls, even if it's just the pattern (glares at Ikea, somehow currently the world leader in 18th-century fabric styles)
Oh yeah, and even it's a pale imitation of the stuff they actually had then (unless you got it hand woven, which is eye-wateringly expensive). Look at the drape on ancient statues and try and get that!
That said, high-quality cotton can be very good, and a linen Regency dress doesn't quite drape right, so a good cotton voile is the best you can get. I'd also like someone to make some accurate 1710s Chintz pls, even if it's just the pattern (glares at Ikea, somehow currently the world leader in 18th-century fabric styles)